Physician - Pediatrics

Pediatric Clinician Job Description

100% Direct Patient Care–

Pediatric clinicians at Advance Community Health are expected to provide quality acute and routine health care maintenance to patients in the first decades of life and serve as Advance’s experts in general pediatric medicine, growth and development monitoring and childhood immunization tracking.

Expectations:

Pediatric clinicians are expected to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as an ability to relate to children and:

•    Maintain focus on service to patients.

•    Demonstrate appropriate knowledge of common pediatric medical problems and relevant therapies.
•    Appropriately order and follow-up on routine health maintenance, such as immunizations, growth and development, developmental delays,  nutritional needs and childhood fitness.
•    Demonstrate appropriate chronic disease management from a primary care standpoint (i.e. asthma, ADHD,  seizures, cerebral palsy, chronic and functional abdominal pain, headaches, common congenital heart abnormalities and hemoglobinopathies).including medication management, laboratory testing and follow-up.
•    Demonstrate appropriate post-acute care of recently hospitalized patients.
•    Accurately document clinical visits in the EHR and complete notes in a timely fashion.
•    Complete encounter forms accurately.
•    Submit accurate charges in a timely fashion (including timely response to queries and questions from the billing and coding department).
•    Achieves productivity goals.
•    Arrive on time to the clinic or notify staff of necessary delays which may impact patient 
flow.  Attend multidisciplinary AM and PM Huddle time.
•    Be available, if appropriate, in a timely fashion when on call.  (Pediatric advanced practice providers do not, at this time, participate in after-hours coverage).
•    Involve social worker and ancillary staff, including nursing, care management, and medical assistants   appropriately
•    Coordinate care with other providers as indicated.  Sign out on call nights (as appropriate), assists in seeing patients for other providers when necessary.
•    Address patient calls and requests in a timely fashion, including requests from pharmacies, home health, etc.)
•    Maintain CME/credentialing/licensure in compliance with state and board requirements.
•    Maintain patient confidentiality
•    Respond appropriately to patient satisfaction concerns
•    Treat co-workers (providers, clinical and administrative staff) with respect.
•    Appropriately communicates problems and concerns to Supervisors and/or Administration.
•    Participates in regularly scheduled provider meetings and committees.
•    Appropriately supervises midlevel providers (when applicable) including periodic chart review and Quality initiatives.

Pediatric Clinician Requirements:

• Physicians:  A Medical degree and the successful completion of a residency or fellowship in pediatrics.

Advanced Practice Providers (APP):  A degree attesting to successful completion of a program in Pediatric specialization for Nurse Practitioners and/or Physicians Assistants.

• A license and certification to practice pediatrics.  APPs are expected to practice under the supervision (see separate policy) of a designated physician.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to relate to children.
• Strong decision-making, diagnostic, and problem-solving skills.
• Good organizational, leadership, and teamworking skills.
• A caring and compassionate nature when working with children and their families.